Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

Hundreds of samples of "Devil's Rope" hide in a defunct vintage elevator.

A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

The 55-pound trichobezoar was removed from the stomach of a cow.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.